By Steve Sharman
Two first half goals from Joel Stair and Sean Cooke ensured Nantwich Town confirmed their place in the 2018/19 Evo-Stik Premier Division play-offs with a 2-0 win over Lancaster City.
Both goals came inside the opening 10 minutes as fourth place was confirmed with two games still to play.
Faddiley have a chance to finish runners up in the Crewe Regional Sunday League Premier Division after White Lion Ford Lane slipped up.
They missed the chance to definitely take the runners up position when they lost 4-2 at Wistaston Leopard.
Young stars at Willaston White Star have received new sweatshirts for matches and training from residential developer Anwyl Homes.
The under 13s squad has been provided with 16 bright blue sweatshirts, with each one featuring the Anwyl logo and players initials on the front.
Crewe and Nantwich RUFC Ladies completed an incredible league and plate double with a resounding 55-19 victory against a skilful and competitive Plymouth Albion side at Derby RUFC.
The final of the Premier Division Cup will be between Faddiley and Crewe Athletic.
Faddiley beat White Lion FL 5-3 in their semi-final.
Tom Oliphant enjoyed a positive start to his Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship campaign after claiming a career-best sixth place finish at Brands Hatch in the new-for-2019 Team BMW 330i M Sport.
Crewe & Nantwich RUFC eased to a fine victory away at Veseyans in their final away game of the season.
But it was a tougher test than the previous week’s 108-0 demolition of Telford to help prepare them for their Cheshire Cup final on April 20.
The final of the Crewe Regional Sunday Division One Cup will be between The Ark and George & Dragon.
Both teams won their respective semi-finals over AFC Wickstead and Winsford Over 3.
Nantwich Town’s bid for promotion suffered a setback as they endured a rare home defeat at the Weaver Stadium.
Relegation-threatened Mickleover Sports caused a real upset with their 3-2 win which leaves the Dabbers too far behind in the automatic promotion chase.
Sporty pupils from two Nantwich primary schools gained playing tips from Crewe Alexandra apprentices at tournaments arranged through Reaseheath College.
The tournaments are part of an assessment for the apprentices, who are studying for an academic qualification at Reaseheath as part of their full time training programme with the club.
Betley (Paul Ashley) scored in the last minute to earn a 0-1 win at Wistaston Leopard in the Premier Division of the Crewe Regional League.
Champions Square One won 0-2 at Crewe Athletic thanks to goals from Danny Dodd and Dean Wheatley.
Crewe and Nantwich Ladies booked their place in Championship 2 League for next season with an emphatic 64-5 victory against Bishop Auckland Ladies in the National Challenge play-off at Skipton.
Bishop Auckland went into the game unbeaten this season in their parallel league in the North East, winning all 12 of their fixtures.
By Ryan Batty
A Sean Cooke brace from the penalty spot saw Nantwich Town claim their first win at Borough Park to topple relegation-threatened Workington.
Danny Glover gave Nantwich the lead after eight minutes, before Jason Walker lobbed Lloyd Allinson despite being in a dubious offside position.
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